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Melanoma where the sun doesn’t shine
Sharon Marston Jun, 05, 2015ABC Health & Wellbeing Why can skin cancers occur in parts of your body not exposed to the sun? ~ by Cathy Johnson If sun exposure…
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Understanding the UV Index
Sharon Marston Jun, 01, 2015When it comes to sun exposure, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. When it comes to sun exposure, an ounce of…
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How Deeply Does the Sun Damage Your Skin
Sharon Marston May, 07, 2015The sun produces three kinds of ultraviolet radiation: UVA, UVB and UVC. The types of UV rays are categorized by their different wavelengths. UVC rays…
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University of Louisville – Shame on YOU!
Sharon Marston Mar, 23, 2015University and Tanning Salons In 2008, Sun Tan City, a chain of tanning salons based out of Elizabethtown, Ky., gave $3 million to the University…
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Key Genetic Factor Controls Mole Development Into Melanoma
Sharon Marston Jan, 25, 2015Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Wistar Institute recently discovered a key genetic factor that maintains skin moles in a non-cancerous, no-growth state.…
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New Immunotherapy Drugs: How They Work
Sharon Marston Oct, 01, 2014Turning a patient’s own immune system against their cancer has long been considered the Holy Grail of cancer therapy. For hundreds of years scientists, physicians, herbalists, and…
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Sunscreen Donation to LifeGuards
Sharon Marston Jul, 10, 2015Glen Ellyn Park District Sunset Pool LifeGuards Jack's Fund has donated sunscreen to the Glen Ellyn Park District Lifeguards at Sunset Pool for 12 years.…
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7th Graders join the fight against skin cancer
Sharon Marston Apr, 29, 2015Jack's Fund invited to participate in Problem Based Learning at Hadley Junior. Subject: Stop Melanoma ... Stop Tanning! As a way to align real-world work…
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Sunscreen Initiative
Sharon Marston Apr, 17, 2008$12,000 DUPAGE HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETES GET SUNSCREEN DONATIONS FOR SKIN CANCER PROTECTION Jack H. Marston II Melanoma Fund Delivering 2,500 Bottles of Sunscreen to Area…